Pssst! Office 365 customers pay Microsoft up to 80% more over long haul
Microsoft loves subscriptions.
Microsoft loves subscriptions.
Microsoft plans to appeal a EU court ruling that found its Skype brand is too similar to that of British satellite broadcaster Sky, which holds a European trademark on audiovisual goods, telephony and software-related services categories.
Cisco in March announced the launch of Spark at Enterprise Connect 2015 in Orlando, USA, which coincided with CiscoLive 2015 in Melbourne. A few months earlier Microsoft had announced its integration of Skype and Lync under the banner of 'Skype for Business,' and it has several partners on board now to bring the solution to the market in 1H15.
Microsoft today began distributing the revamped Lync client, dubbed Skype for Business since last November, to Office customers.
Website password strength meters, like a spouse asked to assess your haircut or outfit, often tell you only what you want to hear.
Samsung both giveth and (allows users to) taketh away.
Steven Spielberg's biopic, Lincoln, included a famous line President Lincoln may or not have said: "I am the President of the United States, clothed with immense power." That description might apply today to D.J. Patil.
Logitech today expanded its offerings in the videoconferencing/collaboration space with the launch of its <strong>ConferenceCam Connect</strong> device ($499.99). Combining an HD 1080p video camera with dual microphones and a speakerphone for 360-degree audio, the ConferenceCam Connect is aimed at small workgroup collaboration settings (up to six people). The device sits between the entry-level BCC950 unit ($249.99) and the upper-end ConferenceCam CC3000e ($999.99).
Microsoft today pitched a preview of a new Skype client to iPhone and iPad owners, asking for volunteers to test the software.
Skype used two Luxembourg companies and an Irish subsidiary to avoid paying corporate income tax during a five year period, according to documents detailing deals with Luxembourg tax authorities.
With 2014 almost over, Microsoft has released its lists of the top searches on Bing and, so far, Apple's iPhone 6, Facebook and Kim Kardashian are the year's big winners.
Microsoft's upcoming Skype for Web service will use the new WebRTC standard so it works in all modern browsers -- but not right away: Early users will have to download a plugin that's only available on Mac and Windows.
Microsoft on Monday promised that Office 365 ProPlus subscribers would have access to OneDrive for Business, the company's enterprise-grade cloud storage service, by the end of January 2015.
Microsoft announced today that it's launching a beta of Skype for the Web, allowing browser-based video chats that don't require a separate app.
We're not sure, maybe it's another thing to credit new <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/article/2289195/software/138856-Meet-the-real-Satya-Nadella-Microsofts-new-CEO.html">Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella</a> for. But we applaud Microsoft for belatedly joining Instagram and <a href="http://instagram.com/microsoft">grabbing a formal corporate account</a>.